NFL players can now participate in the 2028 Olympics in flag football. So, let’s build a flag football roster out of current Indianapolis Colts players.

In the NFL’s official flag football program, NFL FLAG, there are 10 players on each team, with five on offense and five on defense.

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As noted by CBS Sports, the position groups that are represented in flag football include quarterback, center, wide receiver, and running back on offense. Then on defense, there is one rusher and four defensive backs.

In the 2028 Olympics, the games will be 40 minutes long, with two 20-minute halves. Offenses have four downs to reach midfield (the field is 70 yards long) and then four more downs to score. No run plays can be called within five yards of the end zone, either.

Indianapolis Colts flag football offense

Quarterback: Anthony Richardson

According to Cody Benjamin, quarterbacks can only run past the line of scrimmage after first handing the ball off and then either receiving a lateral or going out for a pass. With Richardson’s athleticism, whoever is calling plays could get really creative on the flag football field.

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Center: Josh Downs

The flag football center isn’t like an NFL center. Once the ball is snapped, that player can immediately go out for a pass. So I like Downs’ ability as a slot receiver to work the short and intermediate part of the field.

Wide receiver: Alec Pierce and AD Mitchell

Give me as much speed as possible. These two can stretch the field, create separation, and make defenders miss in space.

Running back: Jonathan Taylor

Taylor is one of the most productive backs in the game and one of the best at making defenders miss. Taylor recorded the seventh-most rushes of 10-plus yards in the NFL last season.

Indianapolis Colts flag football defense

Rusher: Laiatu Latu

In the flag football setting, where the rusher has to start seven yards behind the line of scrimmage, I’m going with Latu’s speed to get after the quarterback.

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Defensive back: Charvarius Ward, Kenny Moore, Justin Walley

The defensive back in flag football “essentially functions as a traditional cornerback,” wrote Benjamin. So give me Ward and Moore, the Colts’ two best cover corners, along with Walley’s speed.

Safety: Cam Bynum

An easy decision. Bynum can fill a variety of roles, has cornerback experience if needed, and has been a ballhawk during his time in Minnesota.

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: 2028 Olympics: Building an Indianapolis Colts’ flag football team